‘Humbled and deeply touched’: Queen thanks nation as four-day jubilee ends
by Caroline Davies from on (#6012J)
In a message at the climax of celebrations, monarch acknowledges her fragility but commits to continue her reign
The Queen crowned her historic platinum jubilee celebrations with a last-minute appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, bringing to a close four days of festivities that revealed not only the contents of her handbag, but a nation's undiminished appetite for a party.
The 96-year-old monarch waved to cheering crowds gathered in the Mall for the carnival climax of the four-day bank holiday weekend.
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